Top Metro Areas

Election Cycle

Most campaign contributions come from the major urban areas. Use this chart to find out where the big money is coming from by metro area. Totals include individual contributions of $200 or more to federal candidates, parties and PACs (including super PACs). Contributions from PACs are not included. (Move your cursor over the chart to see dollar amounts.)

WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV

$131.4M

NEW YORK

$107.4M

CHICAGO

$73.4M

LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH

$62.3M

BOSTON, MA-NH

$53.5M

HOUSTON

$38.5M

SAN FRANCISCO

$38.5M

PHILADELPHIA, PA-NJ

$37.1M

DALLAS

$33.7M

BRIDGEPORT

$23.6M

MIAMI

$22.4M

SEATTLE-BELLEVUE-EVERETT

$21.9M

ATLANTA

$20.4M

DENVER

$19.7M

PHOENIX-MESA

$19.4M

MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL, MN-WI

$19.2M

DETROIT

$19.1M

ORANGE COUNTY

$19.0M

SAINT LOUIS, MO-IL

$18.4M

WEST PALM BEACH-BOCA RATON

$17.7M

NASSAU-SUFFOLK

$17.4M

SAN DIEGO

$15.0M

OAKLAND

$14.1M

CINCINNATI, OH-KY-IN

$14.0M

LAS VEGAS, NV-AZ

$13.9M

SAN JOSE

$13.8M

BALTIMORE

$13.6M

KANSAS CITY, MO-KS

$13.4M

PITTSBURGH

$12.6M

CLEVELAND-LORAIN-ELYRIA

$12.1M

NEWARK

$11.4M

PORTLAND-VANCOUVER, OR-WA

$10.8M

INDIANAPOLIS

$10.6M

COLUMBUS

$10.1M

TAMPA-SAINT PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER

$9.9M

AUSTIN-SAN MARCOS

$9.8M

NASHVILLE

$9.5M

FORT LAUDERDALE

$9.5M

HARTFORD

$9.5M

BERGEN-PASSAIC

$9.2M

SAN ANTONIO

$8.8M

ORLANDO

$8.4M

RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO

$8.3M

FORT WORTH-ARLINGTON

$8.3M

LOUISVILLE, KY-IN

$7.7M

LEXINGTON

$7.6M

NEW ORLEANS

$7.3M

RALEIGH-DURHAM-CHAPEL HILL

$7.3M

LITTLE ROCK-NORTH LITTLE ROCK

$7.0M

TULSA

$7.0M

Based on data released by the FEC on 02/04/2013.

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